Definition
In law, a person who is in contempt of court by stubbornly refusing to obey a court order.
Etymology
From Latin 'contumax', meaning obstinate or stubborn. Used directly in legal terminology, particularly in historical and ecclesiastical law.
Kelly Says
In old legal texts, you'll see 'contumax' used almost like a label for someone actively defying the court—it's a word that meant you were in serious trouble!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት መንገድ
an-d ay-net men-ged
ARالعربية
متعنت
mu-ta-en-t
BNবাংলা
অসহযোগী
os-ho-yo-gee
CACatalà
contumaç
kon-too-ma-ç
CSČeština
neposlušný
ne-po-slu-s-ny
DADansk
oprørsk
op-roer-sk
DEDeutsch
stumpf
sh-tumpf
ELΕλληνικά
ανυπάκουος
an-y-pa-koo-os
ESEspañol
contumaz
kon-too-maz
FISuomi
kapinallinen
ka-pi-nal-li-nen
FRFrançais
contumace
kon-too-ma-se
HIहिन्दी
असहयोगी
a-sa-ha-yo-gee
HUMagyar
merénylő
me-ren-yel-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
bandel
ban-del
ITItaliano
contumaz
kon-too-maz
KO한국어
불복종적인
bul-bok-jong-jeon-gi-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
bandel
ban-del
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်းကျွန်း
kyun-kyun
NLNederlands
onwillig
on-wil-lig
NONorsk
opprørsfull
op-pro-rs-full
PLPolski
buntownik
bunt-o-wik
PTPortuguês
contumaz
kon-too-maz
RORomână
contumacios
kon-too-ma-cios
RUРусский
упрямый
up-ra-myi
SVSvenska
upprorsfull
up-por-s-full
SWKiswahili
msikivu
m-si-ki-vu
TAதமிழ்
முரட்டுத்தனமான
mu-rat-tu-tha-na-ma-an
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధంగా
vi-ru-dhd-dhang-a
TLTL
mapag-tatalo
ma-pa-g-ta-ta-lo
TRTürkçe
kabahatli
ka-ba-hat-li
UKУкраїнська
непокірний
ne-po-kir-nyy
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
kiên quyết
kye-n-quyet
ZUZU
umuntu oqeqesayo
oo-mu-ntu o-qe-qe-sa-yo